Collagen is perhaps the most common protein in the animal world. It is only responsible for about four percent of our body weight. If we joined together all the collagen fibers in our bodies, it would reach a length of about one hundred trillion (1014) meters—a distance so great that if we attempted to cross … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) – Bomb-laden drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan, causing some damage to the plant, authorities said early Sunday, amid escalating regional and international tensions gripping the Islamic Republic. . Iran’s defense ministry gave no information on who was suspected of carrying out the attack, … Read more
Turkey denounced Sweden after protests outside its embassy in Stockholm, including the burning of a Koran by far-right supporters and a separate demonstration by Kurdish activists. Ankara said on Saturday it had canceled a visit by the Swedish defense minister aimed at overcoming Turkey’s objections to its NATO membership. Sweden needs Turkey’s support to enter … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s new army chief held talks with senior Saudi officials, including the defense minister, on his first official trip to the Gulf kingdom as the South Asian country grapples with an unprecedented economic crisis. Gen. Syed Asim Munir, who took charge in November, followed in the footsteps of his predecessors in visiting … Read more
development storydevelopment story, The far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, entered the Temple Mount, in a move the Palestinians describe as an “unprecedented provocation.” Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, entered the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, in a move that threatens a backlash from the Palestinians, who … Read more
